The educational potential of Web 2.0

Standard 1: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and process using technology:
Voice Thread- allows students to post and annotate original photos or art work and capture comments from others.
Blender- offers a 3-D content creation suite.
My Podcast- has tools for creating podcasts.
Gliffy-offers online software to create flowcharts, diagrams and technical drawings.

Standard 2: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Multimedia sharing sites: AirSet, flickr, Google Docs, Jing, SlideShare and Zoho, provide tools for creating, viewing, sharing, and collaborating on documents, photos, videos, presentations, and projects.
Wikis Wetpaint, Wikispaces, Pbwiki
Social Networks Ning in Education
Online Meetings Dimdim

Standard 3: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate and use information.
Social Bookmarking del.icio.us, Diigo
Survey Builder and Poll Builder allows student to build their own surveys and polls for research.
Zotero is a research tool that helps students gather, organize and analyze sources.
Freebase is an open, shared database of the world's knowledge, covering millions of topics in hundreds of categories.

Standard 4: Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
Skrbl provides shared space and tools for brainstorming and project management.
ReadWriteThink Webbing Tooloffers interactive graphic organizer for visualizing and connecting ideas.
More sites for student research: Fluther Google Scholar StudyCurve Wizlite

Standard 5: Students understand human, cultural and societal issues related to technology and practice leagal and ethical behavior.
Taking ITGlobal is an online community that enables young people to connect, access information on pressing international issues, get involved and take action in their local and global communities.

Using Web 2.0 to Collaborate with Teachers Around the World

Curriki __Think.com__ Backpack StudyCurve TeacherTube Classroom 2.0

Standard 6: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.

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